Lot no. 1713 •

There are additional 7% import fees (not tax, non deductible) that will be charged to all buyers. This includes also those buyers from outside the European Union.

1841 (19 July), folded letter from Lynchburg via "PHILADELPHIA JUL 28" with matching boxed "PAID" alongside, endorsed "per Steamer Caledonia" to New Port, Isle of Wight, charged with handstamp "1/-", fine. Interesting content, with full transcript, with a long discussion about slavery "...I am in hopes that the Abolitionists will let us alone...the master is the greatest slave".